It takes an amazing project to make the whole experience of doing it for free so rewarding and worthwhile. It also takes such an extraordinarily horrible client to make ‘getting finally paid’ such a negative experience. This year I’ve been blessed with a diverse set of clients, and I must say that majority of the projects [...]

If you are interested, or know anyone who might be, please send your CVs to joan@SolutionsResource.com You may check the company’s website by visiting: www.SolutionsResource.com Graphic Designers with Web Development experience Responsibilities: Managing more than one design brief at a time and allocating the relevant amount of time according to the value of the job. Using innovation to [...]

What Designers Need to Know About HTML5 and CSS3 A free, one-hour live webinar event from Webvanta The latest generation of web standards, HTML5 and CSS3, offers designers new opportunities to build sites that are faster, more flexible, and support all platforms. These are complex specifications, however, and it can be daunting figuring out what parts [...]

Length: 60 Mins Cost: Free Presented by: Michael Slater, cofounder and CEO, Webvanta Who should attend: Graphic designers, web designers, and marketing managers Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 11 am Pacific Time (GMT -8) If you’re like most designers and marketing managers we work with, you need to find a way to deliver sophisticated desktop [...]

Instead of concentrating on getting more and more clients (like how most sales people think), I’d rather spend that time developing my relationships with my current ‘Good’ clients and provide them with a more value-added service. Because as their business grows, so does their need for my services. And these are the clients who would [...]

When I started out my Design Consultancy, Ars Nova, I didn’t want it to be sales driven. Contrary to how it was back when I was still working full-time for a publishing company, now I’m favoring quality over quantity when it comes to accepting and bidding for projects. Right from the start I told myself “Since [...]

Yup, that’s right! Combat Yoga – and this ain’t no Street Fighter 4′s fire-breathing Dhalsim stuff. This is the real deal. If you wanna sign up, head on over to 176 Orchard Road #06 – 06/07 The Centrepoint, Singapore 238843 or visit their website www.realyoga.com.sg for more info.

FREE DesignCast: Designing with Web Fonts in Adobe Photoshop Sponsored by: Extensis The traditional website design workflow heavily includes use of Adobe Photoshop. From initial design concepts and wireframes through to the final website layout, Photoshop plays a critical role in site development. Integrating web fonts into this design process has been a difficult or [...]

Beyond the Desktop: Creating Mobile Sites and Applications Date: Thursday, Sept. 1, at 11 am Pacific The explosive growth of smartphones and tablets has created new opportunities to extend the reach of your designs far beyond the desktop. Please the upcoming webinar, Beyond the Desktop, to learn how to design phone and tablet sites and apps. If [...]

Sponsored by: Monotype Imaging Typefaces are a critical tool for creating a brand voice. Used properly, type will maintain a positive connection between a product and a user – particularly in an interactive setting. Steve Matteson, Creative Type Director for Monotype Imaging, is the designer of typefaces for brands such as Microsoft, Xbox and the [...]

Every now and then, as a rockstar for hire (alright… as a freelance creative design consultant), I get offers to work on really cool projects. Now for this project with Sexy Lime Surf Co. at first it was quite a struggle to remain objective about the task at hand when you are presented with almost nothing [...]

Full page advertisement done for Infrared Motion‘s latest product – The Revolutionary Perfect Forms Sun 400 Infrared Exercise Bicycle. Amazing Weight Loss for your Clients… High Income for your Business!

Or at least working on their marketing/promotional brochure… While I was working this piece for Turnpike Car wash, I couldn’t help myself but play the Car Wash Song in YouTube. I wonder why I never hear this song being played in any of the car wash places I go to? This song is so damn [...]

Sponsored by: Navitor In support of the business strategy to provide added value to their clients and to better compete in the marketplace, Navitor will provide examples of how adding print to the mix complements graphic design assignments and adds to bottom line profitability. In addition to discussing the positioning of becoming a single resource [...]

Website design for Bagong Bayani Magazine, which features an eMagazine function that is updated with every new issue. A little about the publication… Filipinos working abroad have reached more than eleven million mark, and every day their number is increasing in an unprecedented rate. They are stakeholders in the Philippine economy, yet their stories are [...]

Almost all motion graphics artists today use After Effects, Photoshop or Illustrator to some degree in their projects. During this complimentary webcast, you will: Learn how the Adobe Creative Suite can benefit your motion graphics workflow Discover ways to connect After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere Pro and Illustrator Gain important knowledge of essential techniques like repairing and [...]

I recently purchased the game Left4Dead 2 for Mac from STEAM. I simply couldn’t resist it when I saw that it was on sale for just around six bucks! And it was a game for Mac, meaning I wouldn’t have to switch to bootcamp and play it on windows (which I have just so I [...]

Awaken Your Brand Rich in flavour and always freshly brewed. Our designs are made only with the finest ideas, meticulously balanced with concept and detail. Sure to perk up your brand and put a smile on your face. Go ahead and experience the difference. Contact us at inquiry[at]arsnovadesigns.com for a no obligation quote and we [...]

Website designed for GRIN, the brainchild of fashion designer Anne Gedeon (www.grin-design.com). Anne not only produces eccentric jewelry, but dabbles in accessories too, and has created new concept ‘NEKART’ shawls using the Middle Eastern scarf some years back. The line is called KAFIYA ART for the simpler neck shawls, and KAFIYA KOUTURE for the limited [...]

FREE PUBLICITY! Designers rejoice! This project allows designers from anywhere to design and submit a ‘NO NUKE’ poster and join the project’s noble cause to push for natural energy. Click Here to visit the project’s site (http://int.nonukeart.org/) About the project Japan is currently facing an unprecedented crisis. Even now, one month after the earthquake, the [...]

What a freaking nightmare! How the hell did we end up with such an unreliable internet service provider? SkyCable pride themselves of being the country’s leading provider of the fastest broadband internet connection, well maybe they are… whenever they’re not experiencing frequent downtimes (as in the connection goes down several times a week! Give or take, [...]

Call it destiny, call it fate. That’s how I got this project. A referral from someone I know, who know’s somebody, who knows somebody… And at that time I was also looking for a way to give back to the Filipino community. Aside from getting Filipino sub-contractors and suppliers, it feels great ‘giving back’ by [...]

Tuesday, April 26, 2011 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT Sponsored by: Wacom Join Wes from Wacom, and special guest, Ali Sabet, in this informative webinar about the integral role that a Wacom pen tablet plays in the creative process. Ali Sabet, contemporary artist, character designer and brand consultant, is also the developer of the [...]

Tuesday, February 8, 2011 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST For years, collaborative design, print and publishing environments have faced many challenges with managing fonts in their workgroups. These challenges are not unique, and many divergent industries have long suffered font problems. If your organization struggles with any of the following, you’ll benefit from server-based [...]

Thursday, January 20, 2011 from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (ET) The freelance lifestyle means making your own hours, picking which projects sound cool, working in your pajamas, and taking vacations whenever you want, right? Not exactly. When you start out as a freelancer, you need to hustle, and in this economy, you need to [...]

Thursday, January 13, 2011 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST This session will provide an overview of the Creative Professional’s Guide to Money DesignCast Series. This Series will teach creatives—whether full-time freelancers, agency owners, moonlighters or aspiring entrepreneurs—the basics they need to know about the financial side of a creative business, then point them toward [...]

Creative Pro Webcast: Portfolio Review with Frank O’Brien Thursday, January 13, 2011 from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (ET) Is your work good enough to get work? Creative Pro invites you to a live portfolio review with Frank O’Brien, the founder of Conversation, an agency at the intersection of traditional strategy and emerging media. Conversation’s roster of [...]

Redesigned UI for the website www.EnergyRefuge.com, a website that provides current energy news headlines that cover alternative energy news, renewable energy news, and general energy articles.

The Magic Bullet for Social Media Success featuring Jason Harper of Organic is Tuesday, December 21 at 4 p.m. ET. Jason will be sharing a formula that removes the risk associated with social campaigns and provides an accuracy rate of 98% in predicting the success of your efforts. Click here for details.

Another one for Amini Concepts & Epic Empire: a mail-out advertisement for their special packages for the holiday season.